More photos of Saqlawi al-‘Abd mares from *Urfah’s line
Robin Weeks sent me more of these, all tracing to the Saqlawiyat al-‘Abd mare Dahriefa (Dahrecho x Zariefa by Zarlan), one of the main progenitors of the *Urfah tail female in asil breeding in the USA. All photos by Sugar Hill Farms, courtesy of Robin Weeks. Below is Dahriefa, still:
The young grey one below is Sugar Hill Sassy (Joramir x Dahriefa by Dahrecho), by a Sirecho son out of a mare by another Sirecho son.
This is Dahmira (Joramir x Dahriefa by Dahrecho), a full sister of the above
and this is Dahmira’s daughter SH Hamira (Abay-Hami x Dahmira by Joramir), with her grand-dam Dahriefa in the background..
The last photo features SH Hamira on the left and her grand-dam Dahriefa, on the right. She looks so special even in old age, and strongly reminds me of the some of the old desert bred mares at Basil Jadaan’s in Damascus.
The last two photos were taken at my farm a couple of days after they arrived. We were having an Al Khamsa meeting and I was so proud of them! I gave them baths and I honestly don’t think Hamira had every had one as she went beserk and smacked her had on the fence (you can see the spot on her face).
Dahriefa was like old Serr Beth. Not knock out horses by “looks” standards, but they had an air about them that so many other of the Arabs do not carry. I don’t think it was the age causing it either, as I have been around other numerous old horses and they all don’t have it!
This line is indeed very special. I hope it is not lost. I could not get Dahriefa in foal and Hamira went to Rook Baird in Amarillo…
I don’t know how to put it, but there is almost something human (in the good sense of the word) about them…
Precious photos! Thank you Robin!